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Mountains of the mind / Robert Macfarlane.
- Title
- Mountains of the mind / Robert Macfarlane.
- Author
- Macfarlane, Robert, 1976-
- Publication
- New York : Pantheon Books, [2003], ©2003.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | GV199.89 .M33 2003 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 306 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm
- Summary
- "In Mountains of the Mind, Robert Macfarlane blends cultural history, meditation, and memoir to show how early geologists helped transform our perceptions of the wild, chaotic landscapes; how the allure of height increasingly drew fearless climbers, culminating in the romantic figure of George Mallory, the passionate Englishman who died on Mount Everest in 1924; and how the elemental beauty of snow and ice coalesced into an aesthetic of the sublime."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-291) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Possession -- 2. The Great Stone Book -- 3. The Pursuit of Fear -- 4. Glaciers and Ice: the Streams of Time -- 5. Altitude: the Summit and the View -- 6. Walking off the Map -- 7. A New Heaven and a New Earth -- 8. Everest -- 9. The Snow Hare.
- ISBN
- 0375421807
- LCCN
- 2002192686
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries